1. Lord of the Flies Meet the Author: William Golding

2. William Golding British novelist Born in 1911 Died 1993
Studied the Sciences and English
Fought in Royal Navy during WWII
Nobel Prize in Literature

3. What was Life Like for Golding?
WWII
The fall of France to Germany
British were fearing invasion and began evacuating children to other countries
A British ship carrying children was destroyed killing the boys on board

4. His thoughts on Lord of the Flies
“It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.” -Golding

5. What inspired Golding to write Lord of the Flies?
Experiences in the war
His questions about human nature
His own students behavior when given the opportunity to debate

6. Novel FACTS Rejected 21 times before it was published
His first novel 1954
Not really successful until 1960
One of the most challenged books in schools

7. THEMES Survival Power/Leadership Civilization vs. Savagery
Loss of Innocence
Human Nature
Good vs. Evil

8. Literary Devices SYMBOLISM IRONY IMAGERY FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Simile
Metaphor
Personification